McLeod offers alternative to blood thinning medications
McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence is the only hospital in the region to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation an alternative to long-term blood thinning medication with the newly approved WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant. For patients with atrial fibrillation who are considered suitable for blood thinning medications by their physicians but who have reason to seek a non-drug alternative,...
Special Olympics at DHS
“Let me win.
But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.”
Wife of Society Hill Police Chief dies in car crash
Jennifer Hill, wife of Society Hill Police Chief Matt Hill, was killed in a car crash in Richmond County, N.C. on April 22 while returning home from work. Hill, age 29, was the mother of three children. Funeral services and visitation are scheduled on Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with the service at 7 p.m., at the Burroughs and Cooper Funeral Home on Beauty Spot Road in Bennettsville. A GoFund Me page has been set up to help...
Historical Society hears of quest for Confederate cannons
The Darlington County Historical Society convened their 2016 Spring Meeting on April 21, and heard a presentation from author Ted Gragg and diver Bob Butler, who spent decades searching muddy riverbanks and murky waters for relics from the Confederate Warship CSS Pee Dee.
Landfill bond delayed again
Darlington County Council convened a special meeting April 11 to hear a preliminary report from engineering and management firm Michael Baker International (MBI) regarding the future of the Darlington County Landfill and Environmental Services Department.